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    Office of General Counsel

    Agency Chief Counsel

     Karen M. Romano
    Chief Counsel

    Education
    • Duquesne University - Thomas R. Kline School of Law, JD 
    • Duquesne University - Palumbo-Donahue School of Business, BSBA 
    Current Practice
    • Chief Counsel, PASSHE
    Prior Experience
    • Office of Attorney General, Chief Deputy Attorney General, Civil Litigation Section
    • Office of Attorney General, Civil Litigation Section
    • Civil Litigation, Insurance Defense, private firms and a global property and casualty insurer
    Admissions
    • Pennsylvania; United States District Court for the Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of PA
    • Ohio; United States District Court for the Northern and Southern Districts of OH (inactive)
    • West Virginia; United States District Court for the Southern District of WV (inactive)